Claude's BP SWAP..... :)

[anomoly40]

Any updates? I know you're looking for the midshaft but anymore work done to the car?

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

looking good... you should try getting the vaf adaptor out of a bmw or jag instead of the aftermarket one you have. because they are more free flowing due to the ramps they have inside.

[sasquatch]

or you can get the hks one like mine lol...

[dragsterdave]

you can also get them off any 2.3l turbo ford t-bird, svo stang ect.

[Claude]

yeah, so your saying the one im using wouldnt have very good flow?I was going to probably weld up a custom one anyway now I have access to a welder and better tools and such, Do you have any links or part number for one of those adapters?

Anyway Yes I have made some progress...updates below.

[Claude]

Progress Report-Engine Rebuild Commensed

Alright well I have been spending much of my time now hauling the bp down to my sisters house where I have access to a welder, air tools and such and a lot of cool stuff, but still a very tight space to work in, my brother in law has a 82 fiat spider 124 that hes working on;nice looking car. Anyway, started dis-assembly of the BP and things are going smoothly, will figure out exactly how much rebuild that needs to be done but the motor was in very good shape, no build up or sludge, and pretty clean for the mileage. here are some pics of whats going on this far

looks pretty good, didnt do any cleaning to it yet exterior in good shape


will have to do a valve job seems, nothing too bad


nice n golden, tryin still to get the right gap tolerance for reference




these really help...its a real pain when bolts suddenly appear and dissapear not know where they go or come from>? so yeah I use the zip lock baggies mayhbe im just ocd.








bagggin it up






rear main bearing needs to be replaced this one was buggered


this will be replaced by my new festy one


fuel injectors looking good


vc cleaned out and painted, will be painted over much more before were done






waxed her a few days ago, really makes a huge difference

[sasquatch]

whats up with the irl playing the guitar? lol...

that car looks good keep up the good work

[Claude]

thats wifey, she was providing music for me while I was working. she usually helps me being as she knows more about cars than I :/

[Claude]

some more pics.

Swapped in the egt seats






spider

[resuwrecked]

At least cyl#2 will be tuned right.

[Claude]

well this is just how it came apart prior to any rebuild or tuning,im gona do a lot more before I consider putting this in my car.

[Claude]

or where you reffering to the fiat?

[Claude]

exhaust

buying peices for my exhaust already got 2.25 pipes for the majority of it just wondering if i should get 2 and 1/4 muffler and cat or if i should get those just 2 so the pipes can slide over? assuming that it should be the same diameter and iwill have to get flanges to bolt on? just wondering what most people go for with exhaust..

[Claude]

nevermind i think too much, just ignore that ...

[Claude]

Boredom Update

So I just figured I would run through all of my plans for this car and sort of detail what I have done, what I'm going to do and what I would like to, for anyone else and my own reference.

So far I have:
- Drove 6-7 hours to Mass. to get my donor vehicle, for the price of $300.
- Disassembled the Escort GT and removed all that I would need for my swap;engine,vaf,wiring harness,computer,mounts etc.
- Parted out the egt online;craigslist/ebay/feoa.net/a litle on here and made all the money i spent on the car and gas back with some left over for further parts.
-After stripping the car down, taking out the seats and anything else that might fetch me some loot, sold the shell for 100 bucks which honestly surprisingly I got many offers for it from people who wanted to race it at the track, dirt track, use it as a rally car, and people who just wanted the shell for a DD I couldnt believe how many people actually called me and was kicking myself for selling it for so cheap but I had to get rid of it and I had already made the deal so I wasnt gonna go back on my word, despite the numerous offers for way more
-By this time I had gotten several parts online to repair the car and also help with the swap;kyb gr2s all round,new cv axles, new spec performance clutch auto radiator,new timing belt and tensioners, all new gaskets for top and lower half,new oil filter, new water pump, new ball joints/tie rod ends, new downpipe, new festy o2 sensor,replacement festy t-stat house, new t-stat, aftermarket radiator fan, aftermarket air intake cone with adapter for the maf, new gas tank, new alternator, intermittent wipers(well thats just nice to have..) 35%tint (uhh that was helpful too... )
pioneer speakers in the doors, pioneer 6x9 oval speakers on a custom hatch shelf in the back,( this also was a neccessary upgrade!i need to have music...) kenwood head unit, 88-89 grill with mesh with aux in, hd radio blah blah, im sure theres more im forgetting...
-I installed the escort seats into my festiva,put on the kyb struts on the back without a spring compressor, installed the aftermarket rad fan and auto radiator mounted stock locations, my old fan never worked so I sometimes had a little overheating problem, the new fan works great using the stock wiring (thanks to eurotiva on that). I also modded the open style grille but havent put it on yet, i dont want to keep it flat black i prefer my stock grille glossy black so I either will paint the open glossy or just put it on when I paint my car so its all uniform , will be a deep mettalic green.
When I got the car it had been sitting for quite some time and had many issues but ill detail everything later on just wanted to put little summary of the progress Ive done so far. More to come, oh yeah I almost forgot about the custom exhaust im doing, 2 and 1/4 got the piping and ordered a cat and muffler, ansa muffler, catco cat. also have a 93 crank pulley coming. So ill be working more later in the day and ill put up some more pics when I can. Thanks again for everyones help on this and I know I ask a lot of quiestions that sometimes have obvious answers but all the info and guidance this site has provided will be put to good use.